Weather warning: Flooding and rockslides in West and North Iceland

Map/iceland Met Office

Heavy rainfall today from Strandir in North-West Iceland, Siglufjörður and east towards Skjálfandi could cause flooding and danger of rock slides warns the Iceland Met Office.

The weather will be unpredictable towards the weekend with areas of low pressure arriving towards Iceland bringing wind and rain. 

However, temperatures are still very mild for the autumn season in Iceland and the ocean temperatures is higher than average for this time of year. 

The forecast for the next 24 hours is for winds in the West Fjords, rain in the North, mostly fair in the South but becoming cloudy in the late afternoon. 

Weather

Clear sky

Today

1 °C

Partly cloudy

Later today

4 °C

Partly cloudy

Tomorrow

1 °C